Name:
Francis M. Wilson
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-450598
Unit:
67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-18
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
12
Grave:
51
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Francis M. Wilson entered military service in Missouri. He served in the 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He died on September 18, 1944, and is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. 1Lt Wilson was one of the 65 soldiers killed in battle during the liberation of the Limburg region of the Netherlands and Belgium.